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PROJECT NOTIFICATION

05 July 2018

1. Project Code

2. Title

3. Timing and Duration

18-AG-42-GE-WSP-B

Workshop on Organic Agriculture 3.0

3-7 December 2018 (five days)

4. Venue

5. ImplementingOrganizations

6. Co-sponsors

7. Number of Overseas

Participants

Chennai, India

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development(RGNFfD)Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of IndiaSriperumbudur, Tamil NaduPhone:+91-44-27163127Fax:+91-44-27163227e-Mail: ctocbrgniyd@gmail. com

National Productivity Council (NPC)Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003, IndiaPhone:+91-11-24690331Fax:+91-11-24615002e-Mail: isg@npcindia. gov. in

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and thePacific (CIRDAP)Chameli House, 17, Topkhana Road, Dhaka 1000, BangladeshPhone: +880-2-9558751, 9559686Fax: +880-2-9562035; 9571880e-Mail: elora@cirdap.org; infocom@cirdap.org

Up to 18 qualified participants from Bangladesh, Cambodia,Republic of China, Fiji, Indonesia, IR Iran, Lao PDR,Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines,Thailand, and Vietnam

However, other member countries with special interest in thisproject may nominate candidates upon consultation with theAPO Secretariat.

Up to six qualified participants

10 October 2018

8. Number of Local

Participants

9. Closing Date forNominations

10. Objectives

a. To familiarize participants with the goals of Organic 3.0 to enable widespread adoption oftruly sustainable farming systems and markets based on organic principles and imbuedwith a culture of innovation, progressive improvement toward best practices, transparentintegrity, inclusive collaboration, holistic systems, and true-value pricing; and

Asian Productivity Organization1-24-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan Tel: (81-3)3830-0411 Fax: (81-3)5840-5322 www.apo-tokyo. org

b. To develop action plans for participants to promote organic agriculture in their countries.

11. Background

Organic 3.0 is the title of a vision and a strategy developed by the organic movement. It is theresult of broad-based discussions involving multiple stakeholders under the lead ofIFOAM-Organics International, the global organic umbrella. Agriculture is one of the leadingfactors in global issues of hunger, inequity, energy consumption, pollution, climate change,loss of biodiversity, and depletion of natural resources. The positive, multifacetedenvironmental, social, and economic benefits of truly sustainable agriculture can contributesolutions to most of those major problems. Until now, however, organic agriculture has notbeen sufficiently included, or inclusive, to contribute solutions on a global scale. Organic 3.0aims at solving challenges in the food chain by: offering healthy, affordable food foreveryone; minimizing environmental and food pollution; increasing animal welfare; ensuringfairness for producers, as well as transparency and interdependence across value chains; andmaximizing efRciency in resource utilization. Organic 3.0 food and farming systems are moreecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, culturally diverse, and transparentlyaccountable. If mainstream agriculture were to adopt more organic practices and principles,and policies supported such practices in ways that made them more economicallyadvantageous compared with destructive environmental practices, the need for organiccertification would be much reduced.

Although the many achievements of the organic movement are significant and have gainedrecognition worldwide, the reality is that after a century of innovation and disruption,certified organic agriculture has only reached about 1 % of global agricultural land or of foodconsumption. Organic 3.0 is characterized by six innovative features: a culture of innovation;continuous improvement toward best practices; diverse ways to ensure transparency andintegrity; inclusiveness of wider sustainability interests; empowerment from the farm to thefinal consumer; and true-value and cost accounting.

The overall goal of Organic 3. 0 is to enable the widespread adoption of truly sustainablefanning systems and markets based on organic principles. It uses proven traditional methodscombined with appropriate cutting-edge innovations and includes all producers wishing tomake continual improvements toward better practices. It expands participation options andpositions organic as a modem, innovative farming system that holistically integrates local andregional contexts.

12. Scope and Methodology

The workshop will consist of themed presentations, sharing of country experiences,individual/group exercises, and field visits.

The tentative program of the workshop is given below:

Date/Time Activity

Sunday, 2 December 2018 Arrival of participants in Chennai

Monday, 3 Dec. Opening sessionTechnical Session: Organic 3. 0: Envisioning the future oforganic agriculturePresentation 1: Organic farming and the SDGsPresentation 2: Revolution in organic agriculture: Organic 3.0approach and goalsPresentation 3: Organic and sustainable food systems: Buildingsustainable food systems and capacity for organic agriculture

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Tuesday, 4 Dec.

Wednesday, 5 Dec.

Thursday, 6 Dec.

Friday, 7 Dec.

developmentPresentation 4: Contribution of organic fanning to the publicgoodPresentation 5: Contribution of organic food systems tosustainable, healthy diets and agriculture and food systems

Technical Session: Successful models of organic agriculturePresentation 1: True-cost accounting, true value, and fairpncingPresentation 2: Organic agriculture 3. 0: Innovation withresearchPresentation 3: Family fanning in organic agriculturePresentation 4: Organic 3. 0 and food system models fromaround the worldPresentation 5: Institutional innovations supporting transitionsto sustainable organic agriculture

Technical Session: Sharing country case studies on organicagriculture

Field/company visits to observe organic agriculture operations

Technical Session: Sharing country case studies on organicagricultureGroup workshop/exercise

Presentation of group workshop outputProgram evaluation by participants, resource persons, andimplementing organizationsSumming-up sessionClosing session

Saturday, 8 December Departure of participants

13. Qualifications of Candidates

The participants are expected to possess the following qualifications:

Present Position

Experience

Education

Language

Health

Senior government officers, researchers, and academics in chargeof the development and promotion of organic agriculture.

At least three years of experience in the position described above.

University degree or equivalent qualification from a recognizeduniversity/institution.

All proceedings of the project are conducted in English, andparticipants are frequently required to make oral and writtenpresentations. They must therefore be proficient in spoken andwritten English. Those who are not proficient in English will not beaccepted.

Physically and mentally fit to attend an intensive project requiringparticipants to complete a number of individual and groupactivities and strenuous fieldwork. It is therefore recommended thatmember countries do not nominate candidates likely to suffer fromphysical and mental stress.

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Age Candidates who meet the qualifications above are generallybetween 30 and 50 years of age.

Attendance Participants are required to attend the entire program.

14. Financial Arrangements

a. Airfare

The APO will bear the cost of round-trip economy-class international airfare betweenthe international aiqiort nearest to the participants place of work and Chennai, India.

The APO will only reimburse discount air tickets for the most direct route. Participantsshould note that the arrangements for the purchase of air tickets should follow the"Guide on Purchases of Air Tickets for APO Participants, which will be sent to theselected participants and is also available on the APO website and from APO LiaisonOfficers in member countries.

b. Insurance CoverageParticipants' insurance premiums: All participants should be fully insured againstaccident and illness (including hospitalization and death) for a principal sum equivalentto USD10, 000. 00 for the entire duration of the project and travel and must submit to theAPO Secretariat a copy of the comprehensive travel insurance certificate beforeparticipation. Such insurance should be valid in the host country. This insurancerequirement is in addition to existing government insurance coverage in some membercountries. If any participant is unable to insure himself/herself as stipulated above,he/she should secure this insurance in the host country at the commencement of theproject and pay the premium himself/herself, if necessary, from the per diem allowanceprovided. Neither the APO nor the implementing organization will be responsible forany eventuality arising from accident, illness, acts of war, force majeure, or anyunexpected events beyond human control such as those related to natural disasters.

c. Cost SharingSubject to the conditions stated in the Financial Arrangements section, the followingtable shows the cost-sharing arrangements between the APO, co-sponsors, andparticipants or participating countries.

Cost item

Cost to be borne byParticipants

or

participatingcountries

Co-sponsors(CIRDAP&RGNIYD)

APO

Round-trip economy-class internationalairfare (refer to paragraph 14a)

No No Yes

Participating Country Expenses (PCEs) NA NA NA

Hotel accommodation in Chennai (up to 18overseas participants for up to six days)

No Yes No

Per diem allowance in Chennai (up to 18overseas participants for up to six days)

No Yes No

Transportation costs to and from hotel and No Yes No

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Cost item

Cost to be borne byParticipants

or

participatingcountries

Co-sponsors(CIRDAP &RGNIYD)

APO

aiqiort in Chenuai

Insurance coverage in India (refer toparagraph 14b)

Yes No No

Any expenses related to visa fees and airporttaxes

Yes No No

All expenses incurred by participants for anyreason including but not limited to:a. Stopoversb. Extension of stayc. Early arrival or late departured. Flight cancellation

Yes No No

Any cancellation charges for expenses suchas airfare and accommodations incurred bythe APO or host country after issuance ofLetters of Acceptance

Yes No No

Assignment costs of international resourcepersons

NA No Yes

Assignment costs of local resource personsAll local implementation costs including butnot limited to:

Meeting rooms

NA Yes NoNA Yes No

a.

b. Documentation

c. Preparatory costsd. Local participants (six persons)e. Oflficial local travel arrangements.

15. Actions by Member Countries

a. Each participating country is requested to nominate three or more candidates in the orderof preference. Please ensure that candidates nominated meet the qualifications specifiedunder section 13 above.

b. No form of self-nomination will be accepted. All nominations must be endorsed andsubmitted by an APO Director, Alternative Director, Liaison Officer, or their designatedofficer.

c. Please note that nomination of a candidate does not necessarily guarantee that he/she willbe selected. Selection is at the discretion of the selection committee of the APO

Secretariat. A basic criterion for selection is the homogeneity of the participants in termsof qualifications and work experience. Nonselection therefore does not mean that thecandidates concerned are not competent enough. Sometimes candidates are not selectedbecause they are overqualified for a project.

d. Each nomination should be accompanied by the necessary documents. A nominationlacking any of these documents may not be considered: two copies of the candidate's

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biodata on the APO biodata form together with a passport-sized photograph. The biodataform can be downloaded from the APO website (www. apo-tokyo. org). We encouragesubmitting the biodata form to the APO Secretariat in electronic form as an attachment toa cover e-mail message from the APO Director, Alternate Director, or Liaison Officer.The nomination documents should be sent to the Agriculture Department, APOSecretariat (e-mail: agr@apo-tokyo. org, fax: 81-3-5840-5324).

e. The APO Medical and Insurance Declaration/Certification Form. Every candidate mustcomplete and submit a copy of the APO Medical and Insurance Declaration/CertificationForm with his/her biodata at the time of nomination. Please note that self-declaration issufficient for candidates without any of health conditions or illnesses listed on the reverseside of the medical form. However, for all others, medical certification by a licensedphysician on the reverse side of the medical form is required.

f. Necessary documents are to be submitted electronically. In that case, there is no need tosend a hard copy by postal mail. However, if the documents are submitted by fax,member countries are requested to mail the originals of the documents to the APOSecretariat as well. If a digital photograph of a nominee is not attached to the electronicbiodata form, a hard-copy photograph should be sent to the APO Secretariat by postalmail. Please give the candidate's name and the project code on the reverse side of thephotograph.

g. Member countries are requested to adhere to the nomination deadline given on page 1.The APO Secretariat may not consider late nominations as they have in the past resultedin considerable difficulties to the implementing organization in its preparatory work forthe project.

h. For member countries where nominations are required to be approved by highergovernment authorities and require a longer time, APO Liaison Officers/NPOs are urgedto send the names of nominees on or before the deadline, indicating that governmentapproval will follow.

i. If a selected participant becomes unable to attend, he/she should inform the APO LiaisonOfficer/NPO in his/her country immediately and give the reason for withdrawal. TheNPO concerned is requested to transmit that information to the APO Secretariat and thehost country promptly.

j. NPOs are requested to inform the selected participants that they are not to bring familymembers or to engage in any private business activities during the entire duration of theproject.

k. Each selected participant should be instructed to arrive at the venue one day before thestart of the official project. Also, he/she is expected to return home upon completion ofthe official project because he/she is visiting the host country for the specific purpose ofattending this APO workshop.

1. NPOs should inform participants that they must attend all five days of the project.

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m. NPOs should assist the APO and/or host country in collecting amounts corresponding tocancellation charges arising from withdrawal of participants as provided for under item14c.

16. Actions by theAPO Secretariat

a. Under normal circumstances, candidates who are selected will be informed of theiracceptance at least four weeks prior to the start of the project.

b. If some candidates fail to qualify or be unable to participate after selection, or if somemember countries fail to nominate any candidate, their slots may be filled by alternatesfrom the same or another member country on a merit basis.

17. Project Preparation

The participants are required to prepare a paper prior to departure for the project venue. Inpreparing the paper, they are expected to follow the "Guidelines for the Preparation ofCountry Papers" to be provided later.

18. Postp reject Actions

All participants are required to prepare action plans and share the plans with their NPOs. TheAPO will also request participants to submit progress reports six months after completion ofthe workshop.

19. Evaluation of Participants

If the conduct/attendance/performance of a participant is not satisfactory, these will bereported to the APO director concerned.

20. Guide for Participants

Other conditions for participation are given in the APO Guide for Participants, which isavailable from APO Liaison OfRcers/NPOs in member countries and on the APO website

(www. apo-tokyo. org).

21. Dress Code

Participants are required to wear business attire during the project. Other guidance will beprovided in the circular for participants.

Dr. Santhi KanoktanapomSecretary-General

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